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Introduction: The will to app: Digitising public health

Health apps are proliferating, with app stores filled with a range of commercial apps promising to track health indices (from mood, to steps, to diet), apps that deliver health interventions or strategies (including mindfulness, problem gambling, smoking cessation) and apps that act as health inform...

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Published in:Media international Australia incorporating Culture & policy 2019-05, Vol.171 (1), p.3-8
Main Authors: Albury, Kath, Byron, Paul, Shaw, Frances
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Health apps are proliferating, with app stores filled with a range of commercial apps promising to track health indices (from mood, to steps, to diet), apps that deliver health interventions or strategies (including mindfulness, problem gambling, smoking cessation) and apps that act as health information repositories. At the same time, mHealth is an increasing area of focus and investment for the resources of health organisations seeking to develop new strategies for service deliberate and outreach. The potential use of mobile apps and social media in health promotion has become a burgeoning field of study within a range of health and communication disciplines, with several substantial literature reviews published since 2015 (e.g. McKay et al., 2018; Welch et al., 2018; Zhao et al., 2016). These reviews tend to champion the potential for successful development and delivery of eHealth or mHealth products, while simultaneously concluding that further research is needed to provide evidence of the quality and effectiveness of health apps and similar toosl in health interventions.
ISSN:1329-878X
2200-467X
DOI:10.1177/1329878X19850233